According to an article on WIRED, it seems that Disney has very, very, very long-term goals for the Star Wars franchise, one that they expect to last indefinitely. In fact the company has expressed interest in putting out a new Star Wars movie every year if it is possible, and that as long as people keep buying tickets, they have no intention of stopping.
No doubt this is good news for fans, but we have to wonder if an annual release is a good idea. After all we have seen video games that are released on an annual basis and while they are still doing well, we guess the hype and excitement are not really that strong anymore since gamers are expecting it.
We’re also not sure if Disney will be able to come up with content and new characters that new generations will come to love, but here’s hoping they do. According to WIRED’s Adam Rogers, “These new movies won’t just be sequels. That’s not the way the transnational entertainment business works anymore. Forget finite sequences; now it’s about infinite series.”